1. Amanda Ashdown
Human Factors Graduate Research Assistant at Old Dominion University
814 Liberal Arts ct.
Virginia Beach, VA
23462
757-831-6177
aashd001@odu.edu
ajashdown.com
Currently seeking a full-time HumanFactors position upon graduation from Old Dominion University
E D U C A T I O N D O C T O R AT E O F P H I L O SO P H Y : Human Factors Psychology
Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia)
Expected Graduation: May 2018
Research focus in Human Factors
M A S T E R O F S C I EN C E : Experimental Psychology
Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia)
Graduated: May 2015
Research focus in Human Factors
B A C H E L OR O F S C I E N C E : Psychology
Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia)
Graduated: May 2012
Human Services minor
R E S E A RC H
E X P E RI EN C E
M A T E R N AL - FET A L H E A RT R A T E M O N I TO RI N G
- Evaluated clinicians’ ability to judge and interpret the signals and variability
imbedded in simulated fetal heart rate tracings
- Worked with medical doctors to develop different types of visual cues and
asses their benefits in facilitating the interpretation of fetal heart rate tracings
using a maternal fetal heart rate simulator
- Suggested using the MFHR simulator and visual cues to train clinicians in
assessing FHR tracings
I N T ERP E RSO N AL A N D I N T ERP R O FESS I O N AL
T R A I N I N G
- Evaluated voice recognition programming and feedback scoring
- Provided recommendations for future interface design
U L T R AS ON O G RA P H Y
- Worked with medical doctors to develop a rating scale to assess quality of
hepatorenal and PLAX images
- Future directions include comparing novices and experts using this scale and
developing even more objective rating scales
NASA RESEARCH INTERN (SUMMER 2014)
- I was involved in some new work to find ways to help pilots be more aware
during flight of what the automation is doing, or may do in the near future.
(For example, is there a good way to inform them early on that the
automation is approaching its limits of authority and he/she may need to re-
take control, or change the mode of automation?)
- A 2nd related research topic was Integrated Alerting to reduce complexity.

2. T E C H I N I C AL
R E P O RT S
Prytz, E., Anderson-Montoya, B., Kennedy, B., Montano, M., Ashdown, A.,
Warvel, L., & Scerbo, M. (2012). Virtual I.V. Self-Directed Learning
System. In Parodi, A. et al. (Eds.) LIVES Lab : Process Development for a
Conceptual Framework Driven, Process and Product Analysis Laboratory
for Medical & Healthcare Simulators and Simulations, Technical report,
Virginia Modeling, Simulation, Analysis, and Simulation Center.
Ashdown, A., Young, S. (2014). Airplane System Awareness. Unpublished
technical report, NASA Langley, Hampton, VA.
JOURNAL
PUBLICATIONS
Ashdown, A., Scerbo, M. W., Belfore II, L. A., Davis, S. S., & Abuhamad, A. Z.
(2016). Categorizing Fetal Heart Rate Variability with and without Visual
Aids. American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 6(04).
P R O C EE DI N GS
A R T I C L ES
Ashdown, A., Scerbo, M. W., Anderson, B. L., Belfore II, L. A., & Abuhamad, A. Z
(2014). User Placement of a Visual Aid for Detecting Critical Signals in
Fetal-Heart Rate Tracings: A Yoke-Control Study. Proceedings of the
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting.
Ashdown, A., Scerbo, M. W., Belfore II, L. A., Abuhamad, A. Z, & Davis, S. S.
(2015). Categorizing Fetal Heart Rate Variability with and without Visual
Aids. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual
Meeting.
Zybak, S., Ashdown, A., & Scerbo, M. W. (2016). System reliability, trust, and
complacency in fetal heart rate monitoring. Proceedings of the Human
Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting.
P R O C EE DI N GS
A B S T R A C T S
Amanda Ashdown, MS, Samantha Zybak, BS, Mark W. Scerbo, PhD, Donald
V. Byars, MD, Felicia Toreno, PhD, Barry J. Knapp, MD. (2016). A
Comparison of Standardized Patient and Sonography Student Ratings
of Ultrasound Images. 17th International Meeting on Simulation in
Healthcare (IMSH 2017).
C E R T I FI C AT ES -
- Human Factors Modeling and Simulation Certificate (Old Dominion
University)
- Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams, sponsored by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Research Ethics Basic Course Certification, sponsored by Collaborative
Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
- Graduate Teaching Assistant Instructor (GTAI)
P R O F FESSI ON AL
A F F I L I AT I ON S
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- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Student Affiliate
- ODU HFES Student Chapter: 2016 Treasurer, 2015 President, 2014 Vice
President
- Society for Simulation in Healthcare

3. S K I L L S - SPSS
- Qualtrics
- Basic HTML, JavaScript, PHP, CSS Coding
- SuperLab